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Australian Samantha Stosur is pinning a lot of hopes on her new coach Miles Maclagan, who was once at the sides of Andy Murray, Marcos Baghdatis and Laura Robson. Maclagan and Robson split after the end of the season, and Stosur ended her long-term deal with David Taylor shortly after the US Open.
Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley is very high on teenagers Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, saying that have elite potential. . . .Roger Federer won’t say how much Rod Laver will be involved at his charity event on Laver Arena prior to the Australian Open.
Jelena Dokic will take a pause to ponder the viability of her tennis career at age 30 as she joins the commentary team for the Hopman Cup in Perth starting December 28. Dokic has not played a professional match since late 2012 due to her continuing run of injuries, bad luck and illness.
Jelena Dokic joins the commentary team for the Hopman Cup in Perth starting December 28.
Former British player and current television pundit Greg Rusedski has made big plans - in his own head - for compatriot Andy Murray, with the Canadian-born former US Open finalist suggesting that Murray make it his goal to take over the No. 1 ranking someday.
Grigor Dimitrov is now pleased to be recognized for his own game rather than being compared style wise to Roger Federer. “[People say] 'Wow, this is Grigor, he is now. That's what I wanna hear!...
Australian Samantha Stosur is dreaming of keeping her win streak alive in the Newcombe Medal stakes, an Aussie award she has claimed for the past three years since winning her US Open title.
Veteran Australian coach Tony Roche has extended the hand of friendship to Bernard Tomic, telling the sometimes-clueless 21-year-old that he is welcome to train with the Roche team in Sydney.
In our last statistical column, we looked at the players with the most wins at Premier events, find that Serena Williams had by far the most (71, compared to 46 for the next player on the list). But what about losses?
The Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, November 22-23 at the Atlantis Tennis Centre on Paradise Island, has an interesting mix of players including Sabine Lisicki, Taylor Townsend, Lucie Safarova, Max Mirnyi, Denis Kudla, Jesse Levine Jean-Julien Rojer and Oliver Marach . The event raises funds supporting a range of local charities on the islands. . .
Venus Williams is not quite ready to hang up her racquet, with the 33-year-old opting for a fast start to the 2014 campaign starting in less than two months.
Samantha Stosur, determined to recapture a place in the world’s top ten after slipping down to 18th position on the WTA computer has appointed the Zambian-born former British Davis Cup player Miles Maclagan, as her new coach.
Simona Halep can't seem to get off to an easy start these days. She must be getting really tired. On the other hand, she has the whole off season to rest....
A strange match -- and not just because it featured #1 versus #2 in the semifinal. Simona Halep started reasonably well in the first set, collapsed, took charge in the second, went down a break in the third, then took charge again.
When Elena Vesnina lost the second set of this, we couldn't help but think, "Well, that's that." But this is the new model Vesnina. She came back to win -- and leave her record at 2-1, the same as Ivanovic's.
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